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  • New Patient Scoring Method To Enable Precision Medicine For Chronic Diseases

    Diagnostics World | In a big advance for precision medicine, researchers in Australia have developed a genetic biomarker of people’s response to sodium reduction. It is often but not always the case that modifying sodium levels lowers blood pressure by reducing the fluid volume of blood in the cardiovascular system, and knowing in advance how patients will respond could help eliminate the “treatment odyssey” that many of them are experiencing.

    Jan 25, 2024

  • Smartwatch Could Reduce Fallout From False-Positive AFib Readouts

    Diagnostics World | A clinical-grade smartwatch does a good job of detecting possible atrial fibrillation (AFib), which could fill the need for a noninvasive option for monitoring patients for more than 30 days. Current available electrocardiography (ECG) technologies, such as Holter monitors and wearable event recorders, are both more time-limited and resource-intensive.

    Jan 24, 2024